Zoo
Wildlife West Nature Park
🇺🇸 United States
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, United States 17 spp. present
Wildlife West Nature Park is a 122-acre (49 ha) nature park, enhanced zoo, and entertainment venue located in Edgewood, New Mexico, United States. The Park is operated by the New Mexico Wildlife Association. Wildlife West is home to non-releasable animals of numerous species in native habitats, and also provides natural habitat for free roaming and migrant species. Wildlife West provides a variety of educational programs for people of all ages, and is perhaps the only zoo in the world that can claim to have been constructed entirely by youth participants. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
35.074° N 106.204° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
17
speciesOpened
—
Size
Large
Visit
Opening hours
Mar–Nov · Every day · 10:00–18:00Nov–Mar · Every day · 12:00–16:00
Getting there
- Address
- 87 N Forntage Rd, Edgewood, NM 87015
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Wildlife West Nature Park?
United States
Wildlife West Nature Park is a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, at 87 N Forntage Rd, Edgewood, NM 87015. Its coordinates are 35.074° N, 106.204° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Guadalupe Mountains National Park, about 371 km away.
What animals can you see at Wildlife West Nature Park?
17 species
Citizen-science photos record 17 species at Wildlife West Nature Park, including Turkey Vulture, Golden Eagle, American Kestrel, Crested Caracara and Chihuahuan Raven. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Wildlife West Nature Park in the wild?
Turkey Vulture: Los Haitises National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Wildlife West Nature Park also live in the parks and cities we cover: Turkey Vulture (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Los Haitises National Park), Golden Eagle (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Hemis National Park) and American Kestrel (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Jaragua National Park).
Does Wildlife West Nature Park charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Wildlife West Nature Park lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Wildlife West Nature Park open?
Mar–Nov · Every day · 10:00–18:00
According to its open map listing, Wildlife West Nature Park is open Mar–Nov · Every day · 10:00–18:00; Nov–Mar · Every day · 12:00–16:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Wildlife West Nature Park open and how big is it?
51 ha
Wildlife West Nature Park, a zoo or wildlife park in the United States, covers about 51 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 17 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website